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Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

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The son of Triangman
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Posted at 07:59:15 Tue 19 Mar 2013

What's your latest aquisition?


Here's my latest purchase, a Tri-ang-Hornby R.754 M7 in BR Black livery.

The box was tatty, crew were missing and the BR totem transfers on the tank sides were part missing as per normal.

The model is slowly being restored, a fresh box mint was found on ebay with incorrect labels (the one on the right) and I have crew and original totem transfers a plenty in stock, I will post stages of the restoration at intervals for all my friends on here to see as they take place.

Here's the loco pre-restoration but with nice new original 40+ BR Totem transfers put on the side tanks, a packet of the original transfers is posed by the loco for reference.

Hope all at Hornby like what I am doing to their old locos.


Enjoy!

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0063_zps3ff63c6a.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0064_zps634965e3.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0065_zpse2948e27.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0066_zps04c86aff.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0067-3_zpsdfd86c7c.jpg.html

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LC&DR
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Posted at 15:28:48 Sun 14 May 2017

 Crowdfunded DJM type HA Bo-Bo. E5004

 


Posted 15:28:48 Sun 14 May 2017

Jeff Mennell
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Posted at 17:13:12 Sun 14 May 2017

LC&DR, crowdfunded? Did the family all chip in for a present for you then?


Posted 17:13:12 Sun 14 May 2017

Jeff Mennell
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Posted at 17:13:45 Sun 14 May 2017

Another one for the layout.

 

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Posted 17:13:45 Sun 14 May 2017

LC&DR
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Posted at 18:25:02 Sun 14 May 2017

 No, ... before Hornby announced their HA model last year, Kernow circulated subscribers with an advert for a HA to be made by DJModels on OO scale. It was to be crowdfunded so anyone who wanted one had to send off all the money up front. Not believing that anyone else would model that particular fairly obscure model, and wanting one, I thought, "why not?" so sent off my cash. Of course then within a month or so Hornby announced that they would be making the HA after all!  So I was faced with the prospect of having paid for a model up front, and unable to get my money back, I had to sit tight and wait. Of course Hornby's model came out first, - wouldn't you believe it!!

 

However at long last the DJ Models version has arrived, and it is a good looker, but I haven't test run it yet.  I have had a Hornby one for months now.

 

So I now have two.


Posted 18:25:02 Sun 14 May 2017

Jimbo
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Posted at 11:10:15 Mon 15 May 2017

A close friend who loves looking around car-boot sales gave me a slightly dog-eared but most welcome copy of Hornby's "1825-1975 STEPHENSON EDITION 150 years of railway ". A lovely 48-page foolscap catalogue. I have attached a few photos as I am sure many members will be interested - especially in the mouth-watering prices of locos !!

ugh, photos would not upload so I will reduce pixel-size and post later. Sorry.

JG


Posted 11:10:15 Mon 15 May 2017

walkingthedog
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Posted at 11:19:02 Mon 15 May 2017

I wonder what the mouth-watering wages were when they had the mouth-watering prices of locos? Laughing

 

Look forward to seeing the pictures. 

 

In 1966 I was on £28 per month Surprised


Posted 11:19:02 Mon 15 May 2017

Jimbo
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Posted at 11:40:16 Mon 15 May 2017

Well, hopefully here are the pictures and prices. (@ wtd  But you were happy, weren't you ).

Drat it ! No luck this time - first failure to date. Must be that lowsy Ransome ware !

Anyway, the prices were:  Catalogue 27p (sold by Youngsters Toys of Plymouth)

               Silver Seal locos : Oliver Cromwell  £12.50   Black 5 £12.50   Brush Type 4 £11.50

               Steam Locos :      0-6-0  3F  £4.89   0-4-0  Ind. tank  £4.61   Albert Hall  £9.26

               Clockwork Loco    £1.35

               Coaches  from £1.84 to £2.45

Note. Tried again to upload 6mp photos but no luck. Maybe Adrian could comment ?

JG


Posted 11:40:16 Mon 15 May 2017

96RAF
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Posted at 11:47:46 Mon 15 May 2017

I wonder what the mouth-watering wages were... 

...In 1966 I was on £28 per month Surprised

 

1965 in Cyprus RAF wages for a married Cpl living out down town was  Cyp £ 27 per fortnight. At the time Cyp £1.00 = UK £1.30 so about 10/11 quid a week. A couple of years before I joined up in 1960 my dad (a miner) was on £16 a week. Nowadays that's a poor hourly rate for a skilled trade.

Rob

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Posted 11:47:46 Mon 15 May 2017

walkingthedog
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Posted at 12:16:04 Mon 15 May 2017

I was very happy. What year was Oliver Cromwell £12:50.


Posted 12:16:04 Mon 15 May 2017

walkingthedog
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Posted at 12:18:03 Mon 15 May 2017

I think locos were far more expensive compared to todays prices. We are going slightly off topic. We will be sent to our rooms. 


Posted 12:18:03 Mon 15 May 2017

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